Fifty years ago this week, people started thinking twice about taking a dip in the ocean. (SOUNDBITE OF JOHN WILLIAMS' "JAWS - MAIN TITLE") KELLY: 1975's "Jaws" scared the swimsuits right off of ...

"Jaws" is 50 years old this week. In 1975, it launched the career of director Steven Spielberg and introduced the concept of the summer blockbuster. Hear Tom Shales' original review for NPR. It soon ...

Jaws 3 was not a big hit back in 1983. Yet at the same time, it posted the second-biggest opening weekend numbers of that year, right between fellow threequels Return of the Jedi and Superman III. So ...